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Charleston's cocktail bars cluster tightly along upper King Street, where converted storefronts pour craft drinks late into the evening. The Cocktail Club, Proof and The Belmont all sit within a few blocks of one another in Upper King, with Prohibition and Little Jack's Tavern adding to the strip.
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Drink Brown spirits, classic cocktails
The Cocktail Club in Charleston runs a King Street upstairs cocktail bar above The Macintosh since 2011.
Drink Mezcal cocktails, classic tikis
Proof in Charleston is The Commonwealth Company's long-running King Street craft cocktail bar, twelve-plus years on Upper King with a tight tiki and mezcal.
Drink Aperitif cocktails
The Belmont in Charleston runs cocktails and bar bites from a King Street upstairs lounge since 2011.
Drink Local and regional craft beer on draught
Charleston Beer Works on upper King Street runs 48-plus taps of local and regional craft beer with scratch pub food.
Drink Classic cocktails, draught beer
Little Jack's Tavern in Charleston has run a King Street tavern since 2015 with a deep cocktail list and the Tavern Burger.
Drink Craft beer, espresso
Kudu Coffee and Craft Beer in Charleston pours both coffee and local craft beer from a Vanderhorst Street courtyard cafe since 2003.
Order A homemade pop tart with a brown-butter old fashioned
The Belmont on King Street in Charleston runs a cocktail bar with the kitchen serving small plates till 23:00 on weekends.
Order Chopped cheese sandwich and a Bacon Maple Old Fashioned
Prohibition on King Street runs Charleston's prohibition-era cocktail bar with chef Greg Garrison's late-night small plates.
